Health care is a rapidly growing and changing field today, not only from the perspective of the patients, medical professionals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, but also from the accounting and finance professionals who gather and report this information.This option is for the future accountant who would like to work primarily in the area of hospital finance and accounting. The program is concentrated on the essential accounting courses that every accountant needs for their profession, but also adds medical terminology, the basics of health care delivery systems, the complex world of reimbursements and insurance, and the legal aspects of the medical profession.

The goal is that graduates with this option will have the training to be employable in a hospital or health care facility accounting and/or finance department. In addition, the accounting and finance department at Stark State College has numerous articulation agreements with two and four-year institutions. This will enable the graduate to transfer credits to pursue a baccalaureate degree in accounting, finance, or management. With additional coursework at Stark State or as part of their baccalaureate program, the graduate would also be eligible to pursue professional certifications, such as the CPA or CMA.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours
BUS101	Business Student Success Seminar	1
ENG124	College Composition †	3
BUS121	Business Administration	4
ACC132	Financial Accounting *	4
BUS123	Business Mathematics	4
BIO125	Medical Terminology **	3
AOT105	Computer Applications Excel	1
		20
Second Semester
ENG230	Business Communication	3
ACC221	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACC133	Managerial Accounting	4
ACC127	Quantitative Business Statistics	4
HIT230	Health Care Delivery in the U.S. **	2
AOT106	Computer Applications Access	1
		18
Third Semester
COM121	Effective Speaking	3
BUS221	Microeconomics	3
ACC223	Cost Accounting	4
ACC232	Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting	4
MAT231	Reimbursement for Health Care Services **	3
		17
Fourth Semester
ACC237	Fraud Examination	4
FIN220	Business Finance	4
ACC228	Business Taxation	4
ACC229	Computerized Accounting Applications	3
HIT123	Healthcare Legal and Ethical Issues **	2
		17
	TOTAL CREDITS	72

† Based on SSC placement score
* May elect to take ACC121 as an introduction to accounting prior to taking this course.
** Student must take health courses in the sequence as shown.